Legal Opinion

Sierra Club v. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 11, 2026No. 26-1044Published

1Opinion of the Court

USCA4 Appeal: 26-1044 Doc: 61 Filed: 06/11/2026 Pg: 1 of 17 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 26-1044 SIERRA CLUB; APPALACHIAN VOICES; 7 DIRECTIONS OF SERVICE, Petitioners, v. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; D. REID WILSON, in his official capacity as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality; RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR., in his official capacity as the Director of the Division of Water Resources of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Respondents, and MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE, LLC; DUKE ENERGY…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nken v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Sierra Club v. Va. Elec. & Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
  3. Sierra Club v. U. S. Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2020
  4. National Audubon Society v. US Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2021
  5. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC v. Sierra ClubCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2021

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